DRACULA

By Bram Stoker
Adapted and Directed by Kip Williams

VIDEO DESIGN

  • About

    About
    Sydney Theatre Company

    Roslyn Packer Theatre (2023)

    A gothic masterpiece reimagined

    First came The Picture of Dorian Gray. Then Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Now comes the final and most ambitious part of Kip Williams’ already-legendary Gothic trilogy, and with it – one of the most iconic figures in world literature: the prince of darkness, Count Dracula.

    Williams reunites with Designer Marg Horwell and Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper to bring you this riveting study of the monster within. Starring the award-winning Zahra Newman (Fences, Julius Caesar) performing every single role, this sweeping, legendary adventure will combine live video, pre-recorded film and a superhuman live performance in the latest iteration of the hybrid-genre ‘cine-theatre’.

    In a ruined castle, high in the Transylvanian wilderness, a mysterious presence is lurking. Is it man or beast? Angel or demon? For centuries, Count Dracula has held his remote corner of the world in a vice grip of terror. But evil is on the move and the residents of Victorian London will soon fall under its bewitching, transformative spell.

    Experience the paragon of horror stories anew in this radical and stupendous combination of cutting-edge technology, exquisite design, herculean acting, and visionary storytelling. This will be an unmissable night of theatre and the final piece in one of the most innovative theatrical feats in recent history.

    More information and tickets here

    Marketing image Rene Vaile
    Production Photography Daniel Boud

  • Team

    The Team

    Adapter & Director Kip Williams
    Designer Marg Horwell
    Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper
    Composer Clemence Williams
    Sound Designer Jessica Dunn
    Video Designer Craig Wilkinson
    Assistant Video Director Benjamin Sheen
    Video Editor Susie Henderson 
    Associate Director     Ian Michael
    Assistant Director Nicole Pingon

    Video Systems Designer Callum Walker
    Video Supervisor Michael Hedges
    Deputy Video Supervisor Charlie Kember
    Assistant Video Editor Jake Lodder
    Vision Switcher Rose Mulcare
    Focus Puller / Swing Steadicam Operator Josh Vellis
    Camera Operators Sam Heesen, André Morton and Lucy Parakhina

    With
    Zahra Newman

  • Media

    Media

    TIME OUT
    Zahra Newman bares her teeth in the final, blood-soaked chapter of Kip William's game-changing gothic cine-theatre trilogy

    THE GUARDIAN
    It’s a victory lap from some of Australia’s most in-demand artistic talents: well-made, well-earned, and well worth seeing.

    THE AUSTRALIAN
    Tour de force performance anchors hi-tech Dracula

    LIMELIGHT
    Dracula isspectacular entertainment and shouldn't be missed

    SUSY GOES SEE
    The immense video work is designed by Craig Wilkinson, whose inventiveness leaves us breathless time and again.

REVIEWS

★★★★
"It’s a victory lap from some of Australia’s most in-demand artistic talents: well-made, well-earned, and well worth seeing."
THE GUARDIAN

"Craig Wilkinson is new to the trilogy’s creative team as video designer, and his approach is refreshingly different from, but in clear conversation with, the two previous works."
THE GUARDIAN

"Williams and his collaborators, designer Marg Horwell, video designer, Craig Wilkinson, lighting designer Nick Schlieper, sound designer Jessica Dunn, video editor, Susie Henderson and composer Clemence Williams have created a visceral audio visual realm – a vision splendid – bridging cinema and film in a seamless and flawless fashion."
AUSTRALIAN STAGE

"Technical wizardry and superlative acting marked this production, which breathlessly fuses two hours of performance and cinema in a smorgasbord of gothic horror"
STAGE WHISPERS

★★★★★
"Zahra Newman bares her teeth in the final, blood-soaked chapter of Kip William's game-changing gothic cine-theatre trilogy"
TIME OUT

★★★★
"Dracula is spectacular entertainment and shouldn’t be missed."
LIMELIGHT

"The integration of the live performance and other characters pre-recorded is seamless. The choreography required for this, and live integration of vision onto screen, designed by Craig Wilkinson is head spinning."
STAGE WHISPERS

"The immense video work is designed by Craig Wilkinson, whose inventiveness leaves us breathless time and again"
SUSY GOES SEE